The Solemnity of the

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Friday, June 19, 2020

Processional Song – (please stand)

(Recommended song for home worship only: At the Lamb’s High Feast - #407)

Entrance Antiphon (Psalm 33:11, 19)

The designs of his Heart are from age to age, to rescue their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Penitential Rite

Glory to God (spoken) Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;

you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

Opening Prayer (Collect) Priest: Grant, we pray, almighty God,

that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son,

and recall the wonders of his love for us,

may be made worthy to receive

an overflowing measure of grace

from that fount of heavenly gifts.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. R. Amen (please be seated)

Liturgy of the Word

Reading I Deuteronomy 7:6-11 A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy. Moses said to the people: "You are a people sacred to the LORD, your God; he has chosen you from all the nations on the face of the earth to be a people peculiarly his own. It was not because you are the largest of all nations that the LORD set his heart on you and chose you, for you are really the smallest of all nations. It was because the LORD loved you and because of his fidelity to the oath he had sworn your fathers, that he brought you out with his strong hand from the place of slavery, and ransomed you from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Understand, then, that the LORD, your God, is God indeed, the faithful God who keeps his merciful covenant down to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and keep his commandments, but who repays with destruction a person who hates him; he does not dally with such a one, but makes them personally pay for it. You shall therefore carefully observe the commandments, the statutes and the decrees that I enjoin on you today." The Word of the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm 103 (spoken) Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6, 8, 10 R. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.

Bless the LORD, O my soul; all my being, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul; and forget not all his benefits. R. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.

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He pardons all your iniquities, heals all your ills. He redeems your life from destruction, crowns you with kindness and compassion. R. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him. Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. Not according to our sins does he deal with us, nor does he requite us according to our crimes. R. The Lord’s kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.

Reading II 1 John 4:7-16

A reading from the first letter of Saint John.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us.

This is how we know that we remain in him and he in us, that he has given us of his Spirit. Moreover, we have seen and testify that the Father sent his Son as savior of the world. Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him and he in God. We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us.

God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.

The word of the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation - Alleluia (spoken) (please stand)

Priest: Alleluia, Alleluia. R. Alleluia, Alleluia. (Verse) Take my yoke upon you, says the Lord; (Matthew 11:29) and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart. R. Alleluia, Alleluia.

Gospel Matthew 11:25-30

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. R. Glory to you, O Lord.

At that time Jesus exclaimed: "I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.

"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

The Gospel of the Lord. R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

(please be seated) Homily

Rites of Initiation and Reception Celebration of Baptism Presentation of the Elect for Baptism Litany of the Saints Blessing of Baptismal Water Baptisms Profession of Faith (for the Elect) Presentation of the Baptismal Garment Presentation of the Lighted Candle

Celebration of Reception Presentation of Candidates for Reception into Church Celebration of Confirmation Imposition of Hands Anointing with Chrism

Prayer of the Faithful

(please be seated)

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the Altar (Recommended song for home worship only: Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord - #454)

Priest: Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

(please stand)

ALL: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of his name,

for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

Eucharistic Prayer

Priest: The Lord be with you; ALL: And with your spirit.

Priest: Lift up your hearts; ALL: We lift them up to the Lord;

Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. ALL: It is right and just.

Preface – Priest

ALL: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

(please kneel or be seated) Priest: The mystery of faith. ALL: We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again. Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever, ALL: Amen.

Communion Rite

(please stand) Lord’s Prayer (spoken) Priest: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say: ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Priest: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil….. …..as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. ALL: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Breaking of the Bread (Fraction Rite) Priest: May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it. ALL: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

(please kneel or be seated) Priest: Behold the Lamb of God, Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. ALL: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Antiphon – (John 7:37-38) Thus says the Lord: Let whoever is thirsty come to me and drink. Streams of living water will flow from within the one who believes in me.

Reception of First Communion – (Recommended song for home worship only: 774 – The Supper of the Lord)

(please be seated as the priest returns to the presider’s chair)

Prayer After Communion (please stand)

Final Blessing and Dismissal

Recessional – (Recommended song for home worship only: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - #709)

♥ Prayer to the Sacred Heart ♥

O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing,

I adore you, I love you and will a lively sorrow for my sins.

I offer you this poor heart of mine.

Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to your will.

Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you.

Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions;

give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs,

your blessings on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death.

Within your heart I place my every care.

In every need let me come to you with humble trust saying,

Heart of Jesus, help me.

Amen.

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